6.3% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Franklin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Franklin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Franklin compared to the rest of the country. Only 46.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is matched by a low full-time employment rate of 48.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.3%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure. Full-time employment is also well below the state average, sitting at 48.8%.
46.5% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.8% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split almost evenly between health care and social assistance (13.4%) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (13.2%). Other common industries include education and training at 8.5% and accommodation and food services at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.9%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.4%. Managers, labourers, and community and personal service workers also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60215/franklin/topic/employment